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About Me
It all began when my teacher asked me
to give the graduation speech.
My mouth said yes but my head was saying no,
thinking I'll sweat, choke & probably stammer.
Still, I wrote and memorized. Prepared.
The moment came and I stepped out.
The whole room went black or, so it seemed.
I could hear my voice, but I couldn't see a thing.
I pushed on and before I knew it, I was done.
Suddenly, people were clapping, my teacher was
smiling, and me? Well, I made it through.
From that moment on, life has never been the same.
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About You
Since you've come this far, I'll take this moment
to share with you some of what I do.
Recent: Prodigal Son @ the Athenaeum Center - Chicago, IL for JK Entertainment
The Haunting of Hill House - Arthur Parker @ the Civic / Reefer Madness The Musical - The Lecturer @ the historic Sprague Theatre, Elkhorn WI / Phillip Lombard in Agatha Christie's thriller And Then There Were None - Kenosha WI.
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2022- The Shawshank Redemption / Songs for a New World
Rooster in the Shawshank Redemption / Baritone in the Jason Robert Brown musical for Mother Road Productions
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Safe Inside: Preview & Release Sept *Available Amazon Streaming
Previews for indie feature w/ Judith O'Dea aka Barbara of George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead
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All The World's A Stage
A 1960s stylized version of William Shakespeare's pastoral work - Jacques
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2017- Arsenic & Old Lace
Mortimer Brewster among a fantastic cast in the timeless comedy thriller
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2015- Thee Trinity / *Art Live: Writers - Musicians - Poets - Painters...
The big "J" aka reluctant martyr of a divinely dysfunctional family *Chicago Premiere - Royal George Theater / *Interactive venue featuring fine & performing artists showcasing art live - Producer
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The BenchMark
Based on a true story, a poignant take on the plight of Chicago's homeless written for the
stage by Emmy-nominated producer & writer Richard A. Roberts. Played the title role of Mark
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2013 Killers
John Olive's noir thriller originally penned and produced for Steppenwolf, as the Husband for the
Jack Benny Center for the Arts
Jerod Howard is an actor for theater and film. Recently, he appeared in John Patrick Shanley's Prodigal Son at Chicago's Athenaeum Center for Thought & Enlightenment.
On screen, Howard played Elliot Hamilton in two independent films, October Moon and its sequel, November Son, with a third project reportedly in development.
Stage credits include Jay in the premiere of Richard A. Roberts' Thee Trinity and the title role of Mark in another of Roberts' works, The BenchMark, based on actual events, exploring themes of homelessness and addiction.
Other stage experience includes Jacques in Shakespeare's As You Like It, Mortimer Brewster in Arsenic and Old Lace, and the husband in John Oliver's Killers.
During a company residency at the Jack Benny Center for the Arts, Jerod was motivated to broaden his skill set by training with the Chicago Acting Studio & Second City. This led to a blurring of mediums in Azusa Productions' staging of the cult hit Pulp Fiction at the Preston Bradley Center, for which he played Lance.
A seasoned vocalist, Howard has showcased his talent in musical theatre, notably as the baritone in Songs for a New World, the title role in Snoopy the Musical, and most recently as the Lecturer in Reefer Madness the Musical.
The combined love & support of his family & the work of other artists are sources of inspiration that motivate him every day.
